Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said today that it will not be possible for NATO to continue its partnership with the Israeli authorities, Reuters reported, quoted by BTA.
He added that his country will continue diplomatic efforts to end the Russian-Ukrainian war.
„Until a comprehensive and sustainable peace is established in Palestine, attempts to cooperate with Israel within the framework of NATO will not be approved by Turkey,”, Erdogan said during a press conference at the high-level meeting of the alliance in Washington.< /p>
At the same time, Erdogan said he had instructed his Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan to meet with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to begin restoring relations with the Arab republic.
Commenting on the possible sale of F-16 fighter jets to Turkey, Erdogan said that he had spoken with his American counterpart, Joe Biden, who told him that he would solve the problem “in 3-4 weeks”.